4pm Butterflies of note: Wall brown on the top lodge near the sheep shed. Small copper Ringlet Purple hairstreaks flying around the top of an Oak tree off Bentley Hall road. -- Edited by Martin Loftus on Wednesday 16th of August 2023 09:03:53 PM
While driving between Glazebrook and Culcheth yesterday afternoon I spotted some ducks on Glaze Brook a few hundred yards SE of Hole Mill Farm. The brook has very muddy banks here - the ducks turned out to be 70+ Teal with 3 Little Grebes also present. On one of the banks was a small wader resembling Comm...
We have a pair of secondhand RSPB 8x32 WPG Binoculars for sale. They are incredibly well priced for a quick sale. They come with the strap, rainguard, objective covers and the carry case but no box. They do show some external signs of use but optically are absolutely fine. This is a discontinued model w...
Canon R7 for sale, like new with box and all accessories ( Box, Battery, charger and strap ), hardly used as I upgraded to the R5. £900 and pick up only at Bury. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 7th of August 2023 07:29:03 PM
Just back from a family holiday staying on the edge of the Strandzha Mountains in south-east Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. Stayed in a village about 10km inland from the sea - most of these birds were seen/heard in and around the house we stayed in, but a few are from the beach or other trips out. 72 dif...
We have just received, for commission sale, a near mint pair of Swarovski 10x32 NL Pure binoculars. These are hardly used and come with the box and all accessories. They have over 9 years warranty left and must be worth thinking about to make a saving on brand new costs. The seller is asking ONLY £1950 fo...
We have just received a nice pair of secondhand Opticron Verano 8x32 BGA PC Oasis WP Bins for sale. These are boxed and come with all accessories. They are in good condition and are optically perfect. They have ultra-close focus and so are very versatile for all wildlife watching. They are on sale for O...
Cox Green Quarry :- Muntjac. A strange deer sound compared to the usual Roe Deer. A book description of "a coughing bark which sounds like an animal in distress" was spot on. I still could not find it, but as my only sightings are of their backsides disappearing into undergrowth I was not sur...
We have on commission sale a mint condition Opticron MM4 77 angled scope body (NO EYEPIECE). This is boxed with all accessories and is less than 2 months old. This effectively gives it a full warranty of 30 years. The seller is asking ONLY £575for this which is a substantial saving on new. The listing ca...
We have just received for commission sale a mint pair of Opticron 10x42 Aurora binoculars. These are only a couple of months old and have hardly been used, it means that the 30 year warranty is still intact and will pass to the new owner. These are Opticron's flagship binocular and are made in Japan and a...
We have on commission sale a lovely top-end scope, the Zeiss Diascope 85 with the 20-60x Zoom eyepiece, stay-on case and box. It is in excellent condition and the seller is asking ONLY £999for this. To check out the photos visit our website at the link below and ring 01925730399 for availability https...
This telescope is in excellent, unmarked condition and has been well looked after. It has a 25-50 zoom eye piece and comes with its stay-on case which has been on since day one. Just returned from Leica after service and refurbishment as an added bonus prior to sale and has not been used since. Will acce...
British Wildlife magazine, unbound volumes 1-33, excellent condition £50 -- Edited by dave broome on Sunday 21st of May 2023 04:30:40 PM-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of August 2023 09:34:50 PM
We have just put on commission sale a mint condition Opticron MM4 77 Scope with the SDL v.3 Zoom eyepiece (but no stay-on case). This was an unwanted present and has never been used. It comes complete with all the boxes and accessories and represents a great saving against the RRP from new. The seller is...
We have on commission a nice pair of the original Leica 8x42 Ultravid Binoculars (pre HD and HD+ models). These have a 30 year warranty and so still are guaranteed against manufacturing faults for the new owner. They come boxed with all accessories and are in good optical condition. The seller is aski...
We have just taken in on commission sale a really nice pair of Swarovski 8.5x42 EL WB Binoculars. These are the original ELs and are pre the SV coating and do not have the field-flattening technology which caused some users problems with the so-called 'rolling ball' effect. They are in excellent cond...
We have on commission sale a used Slik D£ Tripod and head. This is boxed and the seller is asking ONLY £40https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-slik-d-3-tripod-inc-box-- Edited by Ian McKerchar o...
We have a very desirable used pair of Leica 8x42 Noctivid Binoculars on commission sale. The come boxed and with all accessories and are in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY £1300 for these, a decent discount on brand new price. The photos are shown on our web at the link below: https://ww...
We have just acquired a used Velbon Sherpa 200R Tripod with a PH157Q Head, a much sought after item. This discontinued tripod is aluminium and lightweight but will accommodate scopes up to 80mm objective with ease. It is unboxed but in good working condition and comes complete with the quick release...
We have a used Swarovski 20-60x zoom eyepiece for sale at a big discount from the current RRP. This has a couple of miniscule marks on the objective lens and a bit of a scuff on the metal surrounds but is optically perfect and the zoom mechanism is smooth and in excellent working order. It comes with a len...
We have on commission sale a pair of 8.5x42 Swarovski EL SV Binoculars. These are in good condition showing signs of use and come with the strap, rainguard and objective covers but no box. They are on sale for ONLY £999, so for less than 4-figures you could own a top-end pair of binoculars. Extra on our we...
Just seen this on Twitter - @OrniStats is a new account that says Welcome to OrniStats, the new project dedicated to analysis of British and Irish vagrant birds! With a website in the pipeline that will (hopefully) be live by the end of the year, in the meantime this account will provide stats and facts...
Walking the dog at 7-30 this morning, I fortuotously took the bins with me and was immidiately rewarded with a female greater spotted woodpecker knocking away at a dead branch. Thre was also a nuthatch calling close by but unobserved. Further up the lane were numerus chaffinch, robins and wrens. The...
We have just taken in for commission sale a really desirable piece of equipment. It is a nearly new, hardly used, Swarovski ATS65 Scope with the 25-50x Zoom Eyepiece and a Swarovski Stay-on Case. This is boxed and in excellent condition and is around 1 year old. The seller is asking ONLY £1800 for this k...
I had a trip to Buxton and cycled all the way to bakewell and back. I feel shattered but seen some very interesting things both on the old railway route and around Buxton. Highlights includes; buzzard, kestrel, 2 sparrowhawks, redstart, a dozen spotted flycatchers totalling 3 families together fee...
A pair of Bee-eaters have bred at an undisclosed site in Greater Manchester but unfortunately today, it appears the birds have abandoned and departed the area, possibly due to predation or some form of internal collapse of the nest burrow. The birds first appeared in mid-June and quickly began bre...
Full set of 50 in frame. Godfrey Philips. Circa 1930s. Look nice in a study, obviously something that will never be done again. £ 40 ono. Buyer to collect from Barton near to Garstang. Call on 07539 839015. -- Edited by Ivan Ellison on Friday 14th of July 2023 04:19:37 PM
We have just taken in, on commission, a really clean, nice pair of 10x42 Vortex Viper HD Bins. These are boxed with all accessories and are in excellent condition. They are approximately 6 years ols and have a limited lifetime warranty which will pass to the enw owner. The seller is asking ONLY £325 for...
We have just taken in a lovely pair of top-end bins. They are the Swarovski 8.5x42 EL FieldPro model and are in excellent condition. They are boxed and come complete with all accessories and are only 2.5yrs old, so still have 7.5yrs of Warranty left. They are on sale for ONLY £1249 which is a fantastic sa...
We have on commission sale an Opticron MM4 50 angled scope with the SDL v.3 eyepiece. These are boxed and in mint condition having only been used once in the field. This means that they will have nearly the full 30 year warranty remaining on them which will automatically transfer to the new owner. These...
